Melissa Weber, 27, NYC Teacher Accused of Classroom Sex With 14 Year Old Student

UPDATE

Melissa Weber denied that she had a sexual relationship with the teen. She now says that he groped her and the only thing she is guilty of is not reporting the matter. Wow. I would love to hear her explanation about the text messages. It also seems that she has another problem on her hands -- raising the bail. Her bail is $100,000. Don't you have to pay 10 percent of that? The Daily News has reported that her family may not be able to help her come up with that money.

Judging from the fact that this relationship took place in Jamaica, Queens, I am pretty sure this kid is either black or Hispanic. So, it is okay for this dirtbag to rape a black or Latino kid and blame the kid. I guess she feels that conventional wisdom would seek to blame the black kid than doubt the veracity of her claims, the white teacher. Damsel in distress, you know. Please. If this woman is guilty of the charges against her, then she is a dirtbag who needs to be locked away for a long time. Her lawyer, Donald Vogelman, said that she does not belong in jail. Really, does anyone ever say that they belong in jail? Give me a break. Send her to Rikers' Island.

Here we go again, another teacher caught having sexual relations with a minor student. Queens teacher Melissa Weber and her student were recently caught having sex in a classroom. She has been arrested and charged with rape, sexual abuse and child endangerment after the student's mom tracked her down. Thank God the child's parent was perceptive and didn't stop digging once she realized that something was amiss. It amazes me that so many of these female teachers are just given a slap on the wrist by the corrections system, when there should be zero tolerance. They should be incarcerated for a long time to send the right message that this behavior is criminal and will not be tolerated. I can't imagine what this woman's thought process was -- cheap sexual thrills at the risk of losing it all. Ms. Weber, was it really worth it to have sex with a 14 year-old student? So, you obviously had no qualms in engaging in the behavior, so why are you hanging your head in shame now that you have been caught? You needed a serious beatdown, plus incarceration.

The sexual liaisons took place at I.S./M.S. 8 inside a second-story classroom where police said Weber gave one of her students an up close and personal lesson in sex education. Authorities said the 27-year-old had sex with the teen seven times from mid-April to mid-May, all after school.

Kevin Lawson has Weber as a social studies teacher and said she is strict but cool. When asked if he ever saw Weber spending a lot of time after school with a certain classmate, Lawson said, "Yes, but I don't know if it was the same student or not." Lawson said it was a common sight to see Weber after school working with several students.

Investigators said after the boy's mother was tipped off by school employees, she checked her son's cell phone and found hundreds of calls and texts from Weber, the last text reading "erase your phone." "I had no idea of her private life or anything," school employee Mike Kertley said. "I just know she was a good teacher and, wow, this is a shock to me." And apparently a shock to Weber who Thursday, the day she was charged, wrote on her Facebook page: "Melissa Weber is feeling very sick!!!" Source: WCBSTV

I am sure she will be sicker if she is locked away on Rikers' Island where she will be with hardened criminals. This woman is a disgrace and she should be treated as the scum that she is. I check my son's cellphone and yes, I do read his text messages. Call me nosy, but I am a mother who will not sit by and watch anyone take advantage of my kids. If this mother wasn't checking the cell phone, she would have never known what was going on until it was too late. Melissa Weber, you need to get your butt kicked for sure. Had this been a male teacher, they would throw him in prison and throw away the key. Female sexual predators should be held to the same standards.